A "cookie" is a small piece of information which a web site can store with a user's web browser and later read back from that browser. Cookies can store preferences to start pages, user ID's, or passwords. Your browser will only send a cookie file to the web site that it came from. Cookies cannot be used to get data from your hard drive, get your email address, or private information about you. You can select to turn off all cookies, allow some, or alert you before accepting cookies.

Internet Explorer (PC)

Open the Tools menu and select Internet Options. Select the Privacy tab (labeled Security in IE version 5.x and lower). The Privacy settings slider will block cookies according to the level of security you select, with "Block All Cookies" being the most restrictive. Click OK to save your preferences.

Open the Tools menu and select Options. Select the Privacy tab. Make sure the box next to "Accept cookies from sites" in the Cookies section is unchecked. Click OK to save your preferences.

Safari

Open the Safari menu and select Preferences. Select the Security tab. Make sure the radio button next to "Never" in the Accept Cookies section is selected. Click OK to save your preferences.

Chrome

Open the Tools menu and select Options. Select the Under the Hood tab. Select the "Block all cookies" option from the Cookie settings menu. Click OK to save your preferences.

Netscape

Netscape 8.x - Open the Tools menu and select Options. Select Site Controls. Select the Site List tab. Make sure the checkbox next to the "Allow cookies" option in the Web Features area is unchecked. Click OK to save your preferences.